
This dataset contains a single data file with four variables:

- statecode: ISO-3 code for the state
- year: calendar year
- stacked_policy: the policy preference expressed by the state with a new unilateral act or a treaty. If there is no new policy in a year, this variable takes a missing value NA. The three other possible values are 0: No policy, 1: Strict or simplified equidistance, 2: Modified equidistance, and 3: Nonequidistance
- spread_policy: the policy preference last expressed by the state. This drags the last stacked_policy value until a new policy preference is expressed. 
- new_policy: Whether a new policy preference was expressed or not in a given year. 

For more information on data sources please consult:

Yildiz, E., & Yüksel, U. (2024). The defocalizing effect of international courts: Evidence from maritime delimitation practices. The Review of International Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-024-09545-4

When you use this data, please cite: 

Yüksel, U., & Yildiz, E. (2024). Continental Shelf Delimitation Preferences Dataset. Harvard Dataverse. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HZ70XB

Yildiz, E., & Yüksel, U. (2024). The defocalizing effect of international courts: Evidence from maritime delimitation practices. The Review of International Organizations. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11558-024-09545-4

README file first created on 19 December 2024